The government should now launch an initiative to encourage people to join the social work profession.
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We need a stronger national voice for social workers which leads to a change in how the profession is viewed and its ability to represent itself to other professional bodies and with central government.
My intention is to get more involved in social projects so I can give people a message of hope.
All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up.
For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.
Social technology gives leaders a vital new platform with which to connect their companies to the myriad stakeholders who have an interest in their well being.
We also need people like social workers, volunteers, the Christian Industrial League, drug treatment programs to make sure you are getting them a job. That's what you have to do. Otherwise, we just keep stepping around these things.
My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence.
The only way we are going to ameliorate pressing social needs is through public intervention.
Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.
Social change isn't something you should do just to help pad a resume. Follow your passion.
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